What color is #6C4D4F?

#6C4D4F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4D4F?

The RGB value is 108, 77, 79: 108 red, 77 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4D4F?

The complementary color is #4D6C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4D4F color

#6C4D4F rgb(108, 77, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #6C4D4F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 30.2% green and 31% blue (108, 77, 79).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#6C4D4F color codes

HEX	`#6C4D4F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 77, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 30.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.1, 13.42, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.1, 14, 16.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.25, 9.061, 8.605)`
Decimal	`7097679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4D4F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6C4D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6C4D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4d4f; }
.text { color: #6c4d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 77 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4d4f, #6c5a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C4D4F?: #6C4D4F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4D4F?: The RGB value is 108, 77, 79: 108 red, 77 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4D4F?: The complementary color is #4D6C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.